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  DUI in the New System

  by neat blue dog in

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  when god's kingdom rules the earth, elders will be put in law enforcement capacity.

  during the end of the thousand year reign when satan is let loose, the cop pulls this guy over.. "i have reason to believe you're driving under the influence of masturbation.

  show me your hands.".

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  'Honest Officer Elder.........the pillow is for lower back support!'
  
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  Cart observations from Cardiff South Wales

  by freddo in

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  i was in a suburb of cardiff, capital of wales where it was difficult to get near to my customer's offices to deliver and install what i do.

  i had my car parked about a hundred yards away and had to make several trips with goods and tools past a local jw trolley cart.

  as i was working i didn't stop but observed much of the time from an upper floor office window.. in the hour or so i was there, on a warm sunny (for late february) lunchtime/early afternoon - right by a bus stop and several local shops, cafes and banks with plenty of people about - not one person stopped at the cart.. the two women at the cart i guess were about 50 and 75 respectively - pleasant looking motherly/grandmotherly types.

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  JW.Org?..........A god damned website!? Oh what have I done.......what have I done.
  
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  I HATE JW funerals

  by jws in

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  jw funeral last night.

  it was about half an hour from start to finish.

  they opened with basic facts about the person.

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  JEHOVAH'S WITNESS FUNERAL PROGRAM: Just another recruiting session!
  
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  No Bible = No God?

  by menrov in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  some doubt about the bible completely, some partially.

  what if the bible turns out to be a product of humans, nothing divine.

  would you still believe in a creator?.

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  Finkelstein................just a 'shout out' to you for your your very pithy comments!
  
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  "Brother"? Larry Graham of Sly And The Family Stone and Graham Central Station

  by HappyDad in

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  2. entertainment

  i heard a sly and the family stone song a little while ago and out of curiosity, looked up larry graham....the innovator of the slappin and plunkin bass.

  he became a jw about 1975 and was the influence for prince becoming a jw.

  on his official web page is the list of his tour dates this year.

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  Tight pants are a NO NO..............but a 'purple pimp suit' is proper Christian attire for Prince's funeral. Where was BIG MOUTH MORRIS in speaking out about this sartorial hypocrisy?
  
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  Today's text caused a fight between myself and my "Still In" wife.

  by NikL in

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  she insisted on reading it to me and i just couldn't keep my freaking mouth shut.. see if you can tell why.... sunday, february 18.

  they would go where the spirit inclined them to go.​—ezek.

  jesus has appointed the ‘faithful slave’ to be the only channel for dispensing spiritual food.

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  "It's a joke but the Jobos haven't got the punchline yet" - Punky
  

  This reminds me of a quote from Robert Frost:

  "Forgive, oh Lord, my little jokes on Thee

  And I'll forgive Thy great big one on me."
  
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  When did Cook, the new GB member, start claiming to be anointed, and what are the implications?

  by jwfacts in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  kenneth cook was a "helper" in the writing department, which is apparently a role for those of the great crowd.

  watchtower 15/10/15 p.3 states that helpers are of the great crowd.

  "since 1992, the governing body has appointed experienced, mature christian elders to help its committees carry out their work.

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  Diogenesister.........I have PMd you.
  
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  " It is the True Religion ! "

  by Phizzy in

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  2. beliefs

  speaking to two jw's, separately and days apart, they both weaved in to the conversation the phrase " it is the true religion " .. now in neither case was it possible for me to do my usual thing, piling in with both guns blazing and pointing out that it is impossible for there to be any such thing as "the true religion", unless by "truth" you mean that which is true in your opinion and not supported by facts or reality etc etc.

  my question is : is this mere coincidence, or has there been an article or something telling them to say this ?

  if there is, could someone point me to it ?

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  "has there been an article or something telling them to say this?" - Phizzy

  I think this phrase became common among Jehovah's Witnesses starting in the early 1950's. The book, WHAT HAS RELIGION DONE FOR MANKIND states the following on page 17 paragraph 15: But this toleration does not mean they are obliged to put the quietus on the proclamation of the truth by which men may be turned from darkness to light, from false worship to right worship. The fact is, they are under moral obligation to their fellow men to let them hear and examine it and then say, "It is the truth." (bold mine, quotes appear in original) Now the phrase is virtually ubiquitous among Jehovah's Witnesses, a badge of honor and a way to identify fellow believers.
  
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  When did Cook, the new GB member, start claiming to be anointed, and what are the implications?

  by jwfacts in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  kenneth cook was a "helper" in the writing department, which is apparently a role for those of the great crowd.

  watchtower 15/10/15 p.3 states that helpers are of the great crowd.

  "since 1992, the governing body has appointed experienced, mature christian elders to help its committees carry out their work.

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  compound complex.........you must have been caught in 'the donut hole' part of the 'overlapping generations' of anointed. I believe that this was roughly a 10 year period in the late 60's through the middle 70's when some people were newly claiming to be of the anointed. However, since the 'overlapping generations' dogma had not yet been invented, your class was rejected and left in limbo. Knorr and Franz continually hammered home: 'There are NO new remnant! The door was closed in 1935 and there are only a few replacements here and there!'. I knew of a young brother in our old hall that claimed anointed status until the Congregation Servant and his Assistant finally convinced him otherwise. Had you 'stayed the course'....................you might have been part of 'this generations' Governing Body.
  
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  " It is the True Religion ! "

  by Phizzy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  speaking to two jw's, separately and days apart, they both weaved in to the conversation the phrase " it is the true religion " .. now in neither case was it possible for me to do my usual thing, piling in with both guns blazing and pointing out that it is impossible for there to be any such thing as "the true religion", unless by "truth" you mean that which is true in your opinion and not supported by facts or reality etc etc.

  my question is : is this mere coincidence, or has there been an article or something telling them to say this ?

  if there is, could someone point me to it ?

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  "It is the True Religion!" - Jehovah's Witnesses

  "I know the Church is True." - LDS/Mormons

  They can't both be right, but they both can be wrong..............along with every other ideology that claims to 'corner the market' on 'truth'.